206,159 active UK companies operate in management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC code 70229), making it one of the largest business sectors in the United Kingdom. This sector falls under Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.2% dissolution rate — 206,159 of 229,353 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 154.3% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 99% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.1 years. 540 large companies, 54 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 23% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 11,187 government contracts valued at £20.5B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1883.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 154.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The management consultancy activities other than financial management sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 23% in LONDON.
Companies in the management consultancy activities other than financial management sector have been awarded 11,187 government contracts worth £20483.2M in total.
There are 206,159 active companies classified under SIC code 70229 (Management consultancy activities other than financial management) in the UK, out of 229,353 total registered.
SIC code 70229 stands for "Management consultancy activities other than financial management". It belongs to Section M — Professional, scientific and technical activities of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (47,561), MANCHESTER (2,828), BIRMINGHAM (2,216).
The average active management consultancy activities other than financial management company in the UK is 7.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1883.
Our database contains 1,191,295 data signals across 12 categories for active management consultancy activities other than financial management companies. The largest category is Governance with 649,851 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.